Display containers



Jan. 13, 1959 J. sHlFFMAN DISPLAY CONTAINERS Filed Jan. 8, 1958 JeromeShiNETR United States Patent() 2,868,366 DISPLAY `CONTAINERS JeromeShiffman, New York, N. Y.

Application January 8, 1958, Serial No. 707,827

1 Claim. (Cl. 2064S.2)

This invention Vrelates todisplay containers, and more particularly toboxes for holding articles of jewelry, such as j finger rings, watchesand many other articles, `and it has for one of its object'stlieprovision of a box or container which will attractively hold itscontents either protectively or in` a manner of display. A container ofthe type to which the present invention relates is shown in myco-pending application Serial No. 687,687, filed October 2, 1957.

In the above-mentioned application is displayed a container having abody portion and a cover therefor, with the cover arranged to eitherprotectively close the top of the body portion or the body portion maybe rested on the top of the cover member when the cover member is placedin an upside Vfdo-wn position, so that in the latter position, the coveracts as a supporting easel for the body portion. In

p said application projections were provided on the bottom of the bodyportion and recesses were formed in the top of the cover member in amanner to selectively receive the projections on the body portion tothereby hold the body portion seated on top of the cover member in anyone of a number of display positions.

The present invention relates to means by which the j body portion canbe accurately centered and positioned on top of the cover member andretained in such centered position and held against lateral shiftingfrom proper dis- ;play position.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth fin view, Ihave devised the arrangement of parts to be [described and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim 1appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative (embodiment of theinvention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the cover member of :the container;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview through the body of the container,the view being taken substantially on :the line 2-2 of Fig. 3, lookingin the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the body member;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view ofthe cover member;

Fig. 5 is a view looking at the bottom of the body of the container;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the container, with the bodythereof resting on top of the cover member in display position, and

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the container, with the covermember fitted on the body, but with the conrainer shown in an invertedor upside down position.

The container as shown herein, consists of two main parts, namely, thebox body or bottom member 1 and a top member or cover 2. Either or bothof these parts may be made of any suitable material, such as metal,wood, plastic material or other substance, and particularly one Whichcan be produced by molding for economy in production. The cover 2 isprovided with a top wall 3 having a hollow or arcuate concavity 4 in itsupper face, the surface of the wall 3 forming the concavity being formedice with a plurality of transversely-extending ribs or serrations 5ending at the opposite side walls of the cover.

The body 1 of thecontainer is provided with an arcuately curved bottomwall 6, the curvature thereof being similar to the curvature of thecavity 4 in the upper wall 3 of the cover member, so that the body 1 maybe rested on top of the cover member, as shown in Fig. 6 in order todisplay the contents of the body of the container. When the body is sorested` on the cover member, the latter forms a supporting base or easeland for this purpose it is preferably, but not necessarily, made broaderat its base 15 than at its top.

t Provided on the outer face of the curved bottom wall 6 ofthe body ofthe container, is a plurality of conical projections 12 of such shapeand spacing that either of the two pairs of projections will fit in thespaces between the serrationsor ribs 5 when the body is rested on top ofthe cover member and has its curved bottom 6 resting in the concavity 4.By means of the interilt of the pairs of projections 12 in any of thespaces between any of the ribs or serrations 5 on the top of the covermember, it will be apparent that when the body 1 is rested on top of thecover member 2, it can be selectively fitted on the cover member in anyone of a number of different positions to enable it to assume variousangles of inclination or slant to best display its contents. It will benoted that as long as one or the other of the pairs of projections 12engages between any of the serrations 5, the body 1 of the containerWill maintain any angular position in which it is placed with respect tothe cover member. The cover member 2 is so shaped that it forms a broadsupporting base for the body and it will therefore maintain thecontainer from toppling when in its display position.

To facilitate the placement of the body member on Atop of the cover indisplay position, and to maintain the body member against lateral shiftor displacement when in such position, the top of the cover member isformed with a centrally positioned upwardly-extending projection or rib20 adapted to fit in a longittrdinallyextending lengthy groove 19provided centrally in a thickened or reinforced portion 18 of the bottomWall 6 of the body member 1. This arrangement is such that While thebody member may be arcuately moved to position it in any desiredinclination the body member will always remain centrally located on thetop of the cover. Moreover, during display of the contents of thecontainer, the body member Will not become lateraly displaced from ofiEthe cover by vibration or otherwise.

In order to conveniently hold articles of jewelry or the like, such asfor example, finger rings, the body of the container may be providedwith the conventional filler 10 which may be pile fabric covered orotherwise constructed in any other known manner and provided with theslot 11 in which the ring or other article is fitted.

From the foregoing, the uses and advantages of the improved displaylcontainer will be apparent. When in its closed position, the containerappears as shown in Fig. 7, although the same is therein shown in aninverted or upside down position, and cover fits slightly telescopicallyover the body 1 and the contents of the container are thus fullyenclosed and protected. When it is desired to display the contents ofthe box, such as a ring or other object fitted in the slot 11, the cover2 is removed and placed open-side down on a supporting surface, and thebody then placed with its groove 19 fitted on the rib or projection 20and arcuately moved to the desired angle of inclination with respect tothe cover to best display the contents, whereupon one or both pairs ofprojections 12 are fitted between the serrations 5 in the cover memberto thus hold the body member at the selected angle. It will thus beapparent that the placing of the container in its position of display ismerely a matter of seating the body in the concavity 4 of the covermember at the desired angle. The interengagernent of the riborprojection 20 with the groove 19 insures proper centering of the partsof the container and prevents lateral inadvertent shift thereafter.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obviousthat the same isv not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough -tocover all structuresfcoming Within the scope of the annexed claim.

What I claim is:

A display container having a body provided with an arcuately-shapedbottom, a cover member for the body, the cover member having an arcuatedepression in its top of a shape and size to receive the arcuate bottomof the body and enable the-body to= be tted top uppermost on top of thecover member, thereby topresent the body in a display position supportedby the cover member, projections provided on and extending outwardlyfrom the outer surface of the bottom of the body, the top surface of thecover member being provided with a plurality of transverse serrationsforming Vshaped grooves into which the projections are selectivelyfitted to thereby hold thebody in` any one of a number of tilted displaypositions when the body is seated on top of the cover member, the bottomof the body being provided with a central, longitudinally-extendinggroove of less Width than the length of the serrations and disposed atright angles thereto, and a central, upstanding rib of considerably lesslength than the groove provided on the top of the covervmember and inthe arcuate depression therein, said rib'tting int-he groove and`slidable longitudinally therein and` holding the body against lateralshift relatively to the cover member While the body is in any of thetilted positionsin which it canbe tted on top ofthe cover member.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,626,930 Gregg l May 3, l1927 FoRErGN PATENTS 751,244 Frame t June 12,1,933

